All 30 Teams Reveal Courts for the 2026 Emirates NBA Cup
The Emirates NBA Cup is bringing a different look to arenas across the league. All 30 teams have revealed their court designs for the tournament’s fourth edition, pairing team colors and branding with a shared centerpiece: the NBA Cup trophy.
Running from October 30 through December 11, the tournament puts a trophy, bragging rights and more than $500,000 per player on the winning squad on the line. The courts give those games a visual identity of their own, making the stakes recognizable from the opening tip.
The NBA Cup trophy appears at center court and beneath each basket across the designs, connecting every team’s floor to the competition.
At midcourt, team logos overlap the trophy graphic, bringing franchise identity into the tournament’s signature element. The repeated gold trophy imagery also ties together a collection that ranges from bright yellow and red to deep blue, green and gray.
The collection gives teams room to take different approaches. The Lakers lean into a bright yellow playing surface, while the Timberwolves use gray framed by a vivid green border. Phoenix pairs an orange floor with a purple perimeter, and the Clippers combine a gray interior with a red surround.
Other designs draw their impact from darker palettes. Boston and Milwaukee feature green surfaces, while several teams, including Dallas, Indiana and Oklahoma City, put blue at the heart of their courts.
The Knicks pair blue with an orange border, creating a distinctly different result from the Cavaliers’ wine-colored floor and gold perimeter. Even within the shared tournament format, the color combinations make each venue easy to identify.
Baseline lettering, sideline branding and team-specific phrases add another layer to the collection. Indiana’s “BOOM BABY!” and Charlotte’s “THE HIVE IS ALIVE” give their courts touches that extend beyond the primary logo.
Those perimeter details help complete the designs, giving fans more to notice in close-up views while the larger color blocks carry the look on television.
With all 30 courts revealed, the 2026 Emirates NBA Cup has its visual lineup set. From bold contrasting borders to darker team-color treatments, each floor gives the tournament a different home while keeping the trophy at the center of the action.
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